AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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" o' M, N7 v: D1 n! F4 {驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻
9 \/ u4 a1 X7 r5 t7 K+ s大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失/ ^$ b# L2 c( \" T
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图
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* E% J/ c" v& Q- q; a/ u1 EMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 ( d" J7 h. R* D9 F" H5 X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 |* v) @0 ~- S# J0 o5 {
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 [% x4 i- b% }, L6 m+ ]. g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes2 @" u2 c3 A! A) g' j$ W$ A1 u
& E3 Z9 a' o# m" _1 @Japanese aircraft
& N5 c G' K# [* K- s: i G3M2 Nell x 19
, {. X9 P2 x3 J- m G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft8 V6 H& U0 E. Q$ p) F
H81-A3 x 46# |% u$ x8 d, [$ v
: A" e, k3 E$ F, S' SJapanese aircraft losses" k: \% F1 H9 v% Q+ p# K
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed7 ^9 z& i) w/ Y# b
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak' q' E+ B+ X4 k/ V" [
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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/ _* U; m) X5 M+ Y: X7 f+ T) V! d" BNo Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)" ]: J8 z2 {8 ]. x. J, z4 u; g
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Japanese Shock attack+ ~+ _' E/ ^* i! [! e; ]
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27: ]1 K! ]. D6 y% Z. S
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:7 m) A/ A4 |/ c% B( Y
826 casualties reported
# m" l3 M* b% l Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled% ~3 n4 K, I Y; c- ?
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
& V3 \( r e/ I6 L3 w. m; b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" w3 v6 I( }5 {+ X3 X Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ B1 W' ^( N$ Z8 v( h+ f
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:4 P9 C4 k6 D# w( b% n! Y
1st Ching An Tui Brigade" X0 {. F. A5 T( k
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11th Chinese Corps& T6 I! x8 k) T1 m0 }, ^2 ~( h3 X3 Z u) U
81st Chinese Corps
, J, h4 ^7 U7 R' @ 3rd Prov Chinese Corps
1 k5 L0 r$ v4 x' D* K# g# W& s5 Q 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)3 J8 b3 F; g$ G+ Q* Q1 q9 P
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Allied Shock attack; h. @: g# C3 I; o) [- M
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6338 ^) l: h n0 b S+ S
9 r, l! I/ ]; T: Q: uDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1218 _: t/ D$ _+ S$ O& h, R9 N; v0 L
Q. r4 Q6 f: k1 `5 D, ^Allied adjusted assault: 369 6 E# r* T& V; L& Z. H
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 $ J& A5 z$ p% K7 x& A
$ w' ^6 B* d, }( S! Q' _" {Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)( u- F' _- ]- h) [7 n& X
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:$ Q" ]) f, y2 j) ^
1817 casualties reported
; G9 w9 {7 H% G, `5 u7 i Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled( a5 W8 H+ e% `4 i6 t! u
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled+ v, d9 [1 |5 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 F4 J/ w4 D ]% D! ?0 H9 [( \9 w Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 m6 p, K3 n$ V5 D. J8 y" G" T9 D
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:
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q/ o. M# u1 h7 C9 m0 ?8 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
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f1 S! f& U @- D- S7 t; x' pDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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; H# R1 G5 x7 f$ ?+ s5 P* jAssaulting units:
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63rd Chinese Corps
. ~" P0 W+ I D0 s. }& E% {8 ~ 94th Chinese Corps
8 t, H& D `+ L 12th Group Army
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4th Mortar Battalion |